yum question: How to update from backed up yum cache?

Arodef · 10-14-2005, 08:31 PM

I just did an initial yum update on a fresh system and it took a long time since it had to download 500+MB of updated packages.

I'm going to backup /var/cache/yum/* so I can avoid having to download the package again for my next build. How do I specify to yum to use the backup to install the rpms?

Or do I just manually go into the directory with the rpms and do a rpm -Uvh *.rpm? I'm wondering if the dependencies might screw that up since it will just install the rpms in order.

Rothbardian_Tech · 02-02-2010, 07:48 PM

I'ts interesting you are posting such question, since I'm planning to do the same in other computers with a Fedora Distro. I never tried it, but if you do (in the local directory where the rpms are located)

yum localinstall *.rpm

It should check and locate the necessary dependencies automatically, and install in the proper order.

routers · 02-02-2010, 11:42 PM

if you backup /var/cache/yum there also packages in
next time u run yum , yum will look at the packages u have first
mean but if your packages inside is old yum will download new one

dont forget to edit yum.conf keepcache=1